PICTURES: Gov. Malloy Announces Approved Marijuana Farms

Medical Marijuana Press Conference

STEPHEN DUNN / Hartford Courant

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein, left, held a news conference in West Haven announcing the four applicants that have been chosen to produce medical marijuana in the state. The meeting took place inside the site owned by Advanced Grow Labs on Frontage Road. In the background are the representatives from the four companies selected to grow.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein, left, held a news conference in West Haven announcing the four applicants that have been chosen to produce medical marijuana in the state. The meeting took place inside the site owned by Advanced Grow Labs on Frontage Road. In the background are the representatives from the four companies selected to grow. (STEPHEN DUNN / Hartford Courant)

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein held a news conference in West Haven announcing the four applicants that have been chosen to produce medical marijuana in the state. The meeting took place inside the site owned by Advanced Grow Labs on Frontage Road. Ethan Ruby, President of Theraplant in Watertown, is confined to a wheelchair after being struck by a drunk driver in NYC in 2000. He has been taking advantage of the therapeutic effects of medical marijuana in Colorado due to his injuries.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein held a news conference in West Haven announcing the four applicants that have been chosen to produce medical marijuana in the state. The meeting took place inside the site owned by Advanced Grow Labs on Frontage Road. Ethan Ruby, President of Theraplant in Watertown, is confined to a wheelchair after being struck by a drunk driver in NYC in 2000. He has been taking advantage of the therapeutic effects of medical marijuana in Colorado due to his injuries. (STEPHEN DUNN / Hartford Courant)